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Another word for cant

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cant

n.

Insincere talk
hypocrisy, sham, humbug, lip service; see dishonesty, hypocrisy, pretense 1, 2.
Private language
jargon, argot, slang; see dialect. See syn. study at dialect.

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Another word for cant

noun

A variety of a language that differs from the standard form:
argot, dialect, jargon, lingo, patois, vernacular. See words
Specialized expressions indigenous to a particular field, subject, trade, or subculture:
argot, dialect, idiom, jargon, language, lexicon, lingo, patois, terminology, vernacular, vocabulary. See words

noun

Deviation from a particular direction:

grade, gradient, heel², inclination, incline, lean¹, list², rake², slant, slope, tilt, tip². See rise, straight

verb

To depart or cause to depart from true vertical or horizontal:

heel², incline, lean¹, list², rake², slant, slope, tilt, tip². See straight

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By the aid of this arrangement the natural cant of the machine when making a turn could be checked, if it became excessive.
Swift inoculated the Scriblerus Club with his own hatred of pedantry, cant and circumlocution.
The Latin future has been replaced, as everywhere, by tile perirphasis (c a n t a r e ha b en), but it is worth noticing that in certain old texts of the 13th century, and in the popular songs of a comparatively ancient date which have been preserved in Asturias, the auxiliary can still precede the infinitive (ha ben cant a r e), as with the Latin writers of the decadence:
Great for kids and people who just can't keep still, T F Brown's Restaurant has bowling, darts, LAN multi-player games and pool tables.
For those who can't decide between a mouth-watering steak and some of Alaska's delectable seafood, Club Paris has combination dishes that serve portions of each.

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